Afsana Asharaf, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Shreveport, LA
Afsana Asharaf, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1114448784, issued on Jul 4, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana 336998, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afsana Asharaf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 336998 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 626-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230720003539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1541 Kings Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Afsana Asharaf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 336998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
517 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta39 claims
- Opsumit35 claims
- Ofev29 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol28 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil28 claims
- Potassium Chloride25 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,530.94
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
- Nrmc Physician Ipa IncNatchitoches, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Afsana Asharaf among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Afsana Asharaf, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Teddy Arevalo Rodriguez, MDShreveport, LA 711031295390169
- Daniel Banks, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031790707131
- Randy Bryn, MDShreveport, LA 711031851497275
- David Chambers, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031306139746
- Ashley Ferraro, DOShreveport, LA 711031912917139
- Dylan Harrell, MDShreveport, LA 711031679936769
- Prathik Krishnan, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031134533169
- Shawn Milligan, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031073535423
Common questions
What is Afsana Asharaf, MD's NPI number?
Afsana Asharaf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114448784, issued on Jul 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afsana Asharaf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 626-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afsana Asharaf, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 336998, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Afsana Asharaf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afsana Asharaf, MD had 517 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.